The “barefoot diva” died on Saturday 17 December at the age of 70. Cesaria Evora, the famous Cape Verdean singer, had been suffering from health problems that had obliged her to put a stop to her career three months ago. Her homeland archipelago and numerous fans are mourning a distinctive artist who introduced the morna, or “Cape Verdean blues” to the whole world.

A modern-day nomad who came to France to escape repression after the Berber Spring in 1980, Akli D. plays his hyper sensitive music with the careless confidence of a trapeze artist using no net. The singer, a fan of Neil Young and the movies, has just released a third album, Paris Hollywood.

Accompanied by the double-neck mandola that has become his trademark, Algerian singer

With her third solo album, Gagner l’argent français, Mamani Keita repeats her partnership with the multi-instrumentalist and arranger Nicolas Repac. A chance for the Malian singer to look back over the highs and lows of her career, and pinpoint what makes her feel proud.